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Bird’s Nest Soup – Would You Eat This Cure-All Swiftlet Saliva?

29 October 2013 by Mark Wiens
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The glitz, glamour, and shiny metal things, makes you feel more like you’re in a casino than a Bangkok restaurant. And with all the casing passing through the business, it might not be so different from a casino anyway. Let me make the birds nest story short for you: Little birds, tiny swiftlets to be […]

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Much More Than Your Average Thai Curry Stall in Bangkok’s Chinatown

22 October 2013 by Mark Wiens
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It’s 4 pm. Down a side soi in Yaowarat, just off Charoen Krung, there are already a few hungry men waiting. They may have even brought their own chairs (I can’t verify this, but it looked like it). Khao Gaeng Jake Puey ข้าวแกงเจ๊กปุ้ย (เจ้เฉี๋ย), a serious Bangkok street food stall, is beginning to unfold down the […]

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Good Eats in Hua Hin at Ruamsaeb Yokkhok (รวมแซบ ส้มตำยกครก)

24 September 2013 by Mark Wiens
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Just the lunch before tackling that 1 kilo lobster at the Hua Hin night market, we had eaten a pretty decent lunch at Ruamsaeb Yokkhok (รวมแซบ ส้มตำยกครก). During my most recent visit to Hua Hin, I actually went to this restaurant a few times, one because of the good location, and two, because the food […]

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ISAO Fusion Japanese Sushi Restaurant in Bangkok – Exceeded My Expectations!

17 September 2013 by Mark Wiens
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From the reviews and from the photos I had seen before eating at ISAO Fusion Japanese Sushi Bar, I had high expectations. Too high of expectations going into any restaurant is not a great thing, because sometimes we are let down. But at ISAO Japanese restaurant in Bangkok, I was not disappointed at all. ISAO […]

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Hai Som Tam Convent Restaurant (ไฮส้มตำคอนแวนต์) – Thai Food in Silom

10 September 2013 by Mark Wiens
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Lately I’ve been running around central Bangkok, so I’ve had a chance to eat at some of the more well-known Thai restaurants in Bangkok. Hai Som Tam Convent (ไฮส้มตำคอนแวนต์) is a long standing Isaan restaurant located on the famous Thanon Convent in the heart of Silom. Throughout years of walking through Silom, I just had […]

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Behind the Scenes Eye Candy from the Now Closed Bed Supperclub

5 September 2013 by Dwight Turner
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I was recently interviewed about Bangkok’s most bizarre restaurants and it reminded me that one of the city’s original bizarre dining institutions, Bed Supperclub, closed it’s doors this past weekend. For over 10 years the club was an infamous partying destination, mostly known for it’s spaceship like design, elaborate shows and bashes enjoyed from giant […]

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A Monster Lobster at Hua Hin’s Lung Ja Seafood Restaurant

27 August 2013 by Mark Wiens
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Have you ever been walking around with absolutely no intention to eat whatever you walked past, and the next thing you knew, you found yourself about to dig into something you weren’t planning on eating? For myself, when it comes to Bangkok street food, it happens more than frequently… But usually it doesn’t hurt the […]

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Khao Kluk Kapi (ข้าวคลุกกะปิ) – A Little Known, But Massively Flavorful Thai Dish

20 August 2013 by Mark Wiens
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Khao kluk kapi (ข้าวคลุกกะปิ) is one of the finest and freshest single plate Thai dishes available. But unlike khao moo daeng or khao man gai that are available at countless restaurants throughout Bangkok, khao kluk kapi (ข้าวคลุกกะปิ) remains a little harder to find, often being sold in markets for takeaway consumption (rather than at sit down […]

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55 Pochana (ห้าสิบห้าโภชนา) – Dangerously Tasty Thai Chinese Food

13 August 2013 by Mark Wiens
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55 Pochana (ห้าสิบห้าโภชนา), located just a short distance from Thong Lo BTS station, is a long standing Thai Chinese restaurant with a great reputation. Similar to Yong Lee, one of the best Thai restaurants we chose for 2012, 55 Pochana serves rich and dangerously flavorful dishes – and I’m quite sure there’s a lot of […]

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Yong He Dou Jiang – Awesome Chinese Soup Dumplings (xiao long bao) in Bangkok

6 August 2013 by Mark Wiens
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You don’t have to worry, these mini steamed soup dumplings won’t poke you (like the menu may suggest)! But rather they will explode with delicious porky juices and the prefect ratio of ingredients. When you’re looking for delicious Chinese soup dumplings (xiao long bao) in Bangkok, there’s one place to come: Yong He Dou Jiang. The Silom […]

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